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Last update: 16:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
55° NE
8 kts
max 10 kts
30%
5° C
994 hpa
75° ENE
0.5 m
6 s
2.2 m
03h
40° NE
8 kts
max 8 kts
98%
5° C
996 hpa
41° NE
0.5 m
6 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
23° NNE
6 kts
max 7 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
37° NE
0.5 m
7 s
4.9 m
09h
42° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
12h
84° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
113° ESE
9 kts
max 9 kts
92%
6° C
998 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
118° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
112° ESE
0.6 m
3 s
5.1 m
21h
132° SE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
996 hpa
127° SE
0.8 m
3 s
2.7 m

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
130° SE
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
142° SE
0.9 m
4 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
133° SE
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
154° SSE
1.3 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
133° SE
25 kts
max 38 kts
99%
2.19 mm
6° C
985 hpa
159° SSE
1.7 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
142° SE
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7.17 mm
6° C
982 hpa
165° SSE
2.0 m
6 s
3.0 m
12h
169° S
22 kts
max 34 kts
99%
9.1 mm
7° C
981 hpa
177° S
1.8 m
6 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
210° SSW
13 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3.17 mm
9° C
982 hpa
185° S
1.2 m
6 s
3.8 m
18h
226° SW
14 kts
max 22 kts
88%
7° C
984 hpa
192° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
223° SW
12 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
200° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
3.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
225° SW
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
988 hpa
198° SSW
0.7 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
233° SW
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
198° SSW
0.6 m
6 s
3.4 m
06h
217° SW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
205° SSW
0.5 m
6 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
146° SE
7 kts
max 7 kts
90%
6° C
990 hpa
154° SSE
0.4 m
6 s
4.1 m
12h
158° SSE
6 kts
max 7 kts
97%
7° C
991 hpa
123° ESE
0.4 m
6 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
144° SE
3 kts
max 4 kts
48%
7° C
991 hpa
133° SE
0.3 m
7 s
2.5 m
18h
79° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
168° SSE
0.3 m
10 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
108° ESE
8 kts
max 8 kts
98%
6° C
992 hpa
195° SSW
0.3 m
11 s
4.6 m

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
131° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
11%
5° C
993 hpa
185° S
0.3 m
11 s
2.6 m
03h
163° SSE
7 kts
max 8 kts
5%
5° C
993 hpa
174° S
0.3 m
10 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
148° SSE
7 kts
max 7 kts
27%
5° C
994 hpa
143° SE
0.4 m
7 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
132° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
121° ESE
0.5 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
129° SE
9 kts
max 10 kts
99%
6° C
995 hpa
122° ESE
0.6 m
5 s
3.0 m
15h
123° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
70%
7° C
995 hpa
117° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
129° SE
14 kts
max 19 kts
24%
6° C
995 hpa
126° SE
0.8 m
4 s
4.2 m
21h
133° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
5° C
995 hpa
137° SE
0.9 m
4 s
20:12
5.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 21 kts
95%
6° C
994 hpa
139° SE
1.0 m
4 s
3.5 m
03h
114° ESE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
6° C
993 hpa
136° SE
1.1 m
4 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
123° ESE
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
5° C
992 hpa
141° SE
1.0 m
4 s
3.6 m
09h
137° SE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.73 mm
6° C
992 hpa
145° SE
1.0 m
4 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
147° SSE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
150° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
4.1 m
15h
144° SE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
153° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
140° SE
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
154° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
2.6 m
21h
138° SE
13 kts
max 17 kts
97%
7° C
991 hpa
158° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
21:22
5.8 m

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
143° SE
14 kts
max 19 kts
91%
7° C
989 hpa
159° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
4.6 m
03h
145° SE
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
7° C
988 hpa
158° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
2.0 m
06h
160° SSE
11 kts
max 15 kts
97%
0.87 mm
8° C
988 hpa
158° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
04:42
1.4 m
09h
191° S
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
153° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
09:52
6.0 m
12h
185° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
98%
9° C
991 hpa
158° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
5.2 m
15h
193° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
99%
9° C
992 hpa
146° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.3 m
18h
202° SSW
8 kts
max 13 kts
97%
7° C
993 hpa
138° SE
0.9 m
6 s
17:18
1.2 m
21h
202° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
88%
7° C
993 hpa
119° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
22:18
6.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
214° SW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
0.82 mm
7° C
993 hpa
112° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
5.5 m
03h
191° S
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
0.88 mm
7° C
992 hpa
121° ESE
0.7 m
6 s
2.6 m
06h
176° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
98%
3.12 mm
7° C
991 hpa
123° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
05:45
1.0 m
09h
213° SSW
10 kts
max 14 kts
91%
0.77 mm
7° C
991 hpa
116° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
5.1 m
12h
222° SW
12 kts
max 14 kts
80%
0.45 mm
9° C
991 hpa
116° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
10:44
6.3 m
15h
228° SW
10 kts
max 13 kts
8%
0.51 mm
9° C
992 hpa
111° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
3.1 m
18h
232° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
0.52 mm
7° C
992 hpa
103° ESE
0.8 m
6 s
18:14
0.9 m
21h
224° SW
8 kts
max 11 kts
96%
7° C
993 hpa
102° ESE
0.8 m
5 s
4.5 m

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
190° S
10 kts
max 15 kts
8%
7° C
993 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
23:04
6.4 m
03h
171° S
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
115° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
164° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
991 hpa
112° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
06:38
0.7 m
09h
167° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
0.48 mm
7° C
991 hpa
121° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
3.7 m
12h
159° SSE
17 kts
max 22 kts
87%
8° C
990 hpa
119° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
11:28
6.4 m
15h
135° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
57%
8° C
987 hpa
114° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
4.0 m
18h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 29 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
110° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
19:02
0.7 m
21h
102° ESE
23 kts
max 36 kts
99%
6° C
983 hpa
113° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
3.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
25 kts
max 36 kts
96%
6° C
981 hpa
114° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
23:45
6.6 m
03h
110° ESE
27 kts
max 38 kts
99%
6° C
978 hpa
117° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
4.4 m
06h
122° ESE
28 kts
max 40 kts
99%
0.52 mm
7° C
977 hpa
113° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
148° SSE
25 kts
max 36 kts
95%
8° C
979 hpa
104° ESE
1.2 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
176° S
25 kts
max 34 kts
99%
9° C
981 hpa
106° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
174° S
19 kts
max 29 kts
99%
9° C
982 hpa
110° ESE
1.1 m
6 s
4.8 m
18h
170° S
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
9° C
984 hpa
107° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
1.6 m
21h
184° S
16 kts
max 26 kts
66%
8° C
987 hpa
117° ESE
1.0 m
6 s
19:43
0.6 m

Wednesday, Feb 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
166° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
98%
8° C
988 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
6 s
00:22
6.6 m
03h
167° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
97%
7° C
988 hpa
139° SE
1.0 m
6 s
5.1 m
06h
169° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
45%
7° C
989 hpa
144° SE
1.1 m
6 s
1.7 m
09h
177° S
16 kts
max 22 kts
92%
7° C
990 hpa
157° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
08:03
0.5 m
12h
175° S
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
146° SE
1.0 m
5 s
12:43
6.5 m
15h
157° SSE
12 kts
max 20 kts
98%
9° C
991 hpa
148° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
5.4 m
18h
152° SSE
15 kts
max 26 kts
72%
8° C
991 hpa
143° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m
21h
147° SSE
14 kts
max 23 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
5 s
20:19
0.7 m

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